Miscellanies

• Main Author: Οικονομοπούλου, Κατερίνα
• Other Authors: Richter, Daniel S.
• Format: Book Chapter/Part of Publication
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford University Press 2020
• Subjects: Second Sophistic; Miscellanies; Δεύτερη Σοφιστική; Ποικιλογραφία

This chapter discusses miscellanies, a type of Second Sophistic writing whose distinguishing features are variety of subject matter and loose organization. It demonstrates that miscellanies actively engage with key ideals and concerns of Second Sophistic culture, such as paideia and identity, by con...